"The first try, grub had nomodeset in it, and the system was able to boot, the wayland session was filtered out."
That sounds like a fix, and an answer to comment #8...? Does that mean you didn't need to disable wayland in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf ? Please clarify if you have a configuration that works and point out what it is for other Nvidia users. ** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1705369 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 boots to black screen when using Nvidia drivers To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1705369/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs